Where does “domosdoshëm” come from?

domosdoshëm (Albanian) comes from Albanian -shëm, from Proto-Albanian -(i)sama, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

domosdoshëm (Albanian): indispensable, essential, required

Definitions

  1. indispensable, essential, required

Ancestry of “domosdoshëm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanian-shëmThe most common meaning the suffix carries is...
2Proto-Albanian-(i)sama—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “domosdoshëm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Albanian -shëm →